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Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to the presence or absence of vitamin D deficiency

From: Vitamin D deficiency in northern Taiwan: a community-based cohort study

 

Normal

Vitamin D Deficiency

p-value

N

3230

724

 

Age (years)

56.98 ± 12.18

48.81 ± 12.53

< 0.001*

Male (%)

1253/3230 (38.8)

138/724 (19.1)

< 0.001*

25(OH) D (ng/mL)

31.94 ± 8.77

15.49 ± 3.37

< 0.001*

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

118.50 ± 92.53

121.1 6 ± 110.50

0.500

HDL (mg/dL)

57.48 ± 14.98

56.67 ± 14.39

0.187

LDL (mg/dL)

126.90 ± 33.18

123.66 ± 31.94

0.099

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

13.91 ± 1.48

13.26 ± 1.61

< 0.001*

Alkaline P (U/L)

65.88 ± 19.56

63.38 ± 18.98

0.002*

Insulin (uU/mL)

7.91 ± 7.81

8.07 ± 7.25

0.630

HsCRP (mg/L)

2.15 ± 5.24

1.60 ± 2.43

< 0.001*

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.74 ± 0.18

0.66 ± 0.15

< 0.001*

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)

96.93 ± 21.52

107.93 ± 24.76

< 0.001*

Calcium (mg/dL)

9.36 ± 0.33

9.28 ± 0.33

< 0.001*

Phosphate (mg/dL)

3.81 ± 0.54

3.89 ± 0.51

< 0.001*

Albumin (g/dL)

4.71 ± 0.28

4.68 ± 0.27

0.011*

Hemoglobin A1C (%)

5.78 ± 0.68

5.73 ± 0.78

0.066

IPTH (pg/ml)

43.50 ± 19.10

49.59 ± 22.69

< 0.001*

HOMA IR (units)

2.10 ± 3.01

2.08 ± 2.52

0.915

BMI (kg/m2)

24.65 ± 3.72

23.96 ± 3.99

< 0.001*

  1. Notes: Values are expressed as mean ± SD or total number (percent)
  2. *p value < 0.05
  3. Statistical significance based on the Chi-square test for categorical variables or t-test for continuous variables
  4. Abbreviation: HDL high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, Alkaline P alkaline phosphatase, HsCRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein, eGFR estimate glomerular filtration rate, IPTH intact parathyroid hormone, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of IR, BMI body mass index
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